Principal Cloud Engineer – AWS Infrastructure

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As it was with 3M, at Solventum all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Job Description: 3M Health Care is now Solventum At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers' toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue. We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you. The Impact You'll Make in this Role As a Principal AWS Cloud Engineer, you serve as a senior technical authority in designing, building, and optimizing secure, scalable, and compliant AWS cloud solutions. This role is deeply hands-on while also influencing enterprise architecture, operational strategy, and best practices across the organization. The ideal candidate combines expert-level AWS technical skills with a strong understanding of healthcare compliance and operational demands, working closely with engineering, security, and product teams to deliver mission-critical platforms. Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Engineering Design, implement, and optimize AWS infrastructure to meet high availability, performance, and security requirements. Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK. Architect hybrid cloud and multi-region environments that integrate seamlessly with on-prem systems. Lead proof-of-concepts for emerging AWS services and guide their adoption. Operational Excellence Develop and implement monitoring, alerting, and logging strategies (CloudWatch, CloudTrail, OpenSearch, Prometheus/Grafana). Ensure robust disaster recovery, backup, and failover capabilities. Implement performance tuning and cost optimization measures across AWS workloads. Healthcare & Compliance Design solutions that comply with HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and other relevant frameworks. Apply security-by-design principles using AWS Identity & Access Management (IAM), VPC security, KMS encryption, and private networking. Partner with compliance teams to support audits and certifications . Technical Leadership (Non-Manager) Serve as the go-to AWS technical expert for complex engineering initiatives. Mentor engineers in cloud architecture, automation, and DevOps practices. Influence enterprise AWS strategy and standards without direct people management responsibilities. Your Skills and Expertise Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master's preferred). 7 years in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering. Expert-level AWS skills across core services: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, CloudFront, API Gateway, CloudWatch, IAM. Proven experience designing and deploying mission-critical workloads in regulated industries; healthcare experience preferred. Strong automation experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK. Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling. Preferred Skills: Container orchestration expertise (EKS, ECS, Kubernetes). Knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7). Experience with serverless architectures and event-driven design. Familiarity with AWS cost governance tools and optimization techniques. 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